Armenia's Human Rights Defender issues statement

The office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia has issued a statement "On the misinformation disseminated on behalf of the Court of Appeal", Tert.am reported.

The statement deals with the Human Rights Defender's recent application to Armenia's relevant agencies for holding three Armenian judges responsible for violations of law.

According to the statement, the Court of Appeal or any of its chambers are not legally authorized to discuss the activities of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia. Therefore, the misinformation disseminated on behalf of the Court of Appeal of Armenia is the result of individuals' illegal activities.

"The illegal appeal for 'further abstention from such kind of actions' addressed to the Human Rights Defender, a constitutional authority, may in future be viewed as attempts to exert pressure on the Human Rights Defender, or officials' attempts to impede his activities or as threats addressed to him. Such actions involve responsibility to the extent of criminal punishment," says the statement.


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